Jake Boggs

Jake Boggs makes work that is a fusion of surface and form. He draws inspiration from the vast well of ceramic history and interprets how past potters approached the vessel as a pictorial substrate. While engaging in mark making, he draws from a plethora of observed compositions found in the spaces he inhabits.

Jake Boggs is a Hawai’i-based artist, curator, and arts educator concentrating in ceramics and contemporary craft practices. He earned an MFA from the University of Hawai’i at Mānoa and a BFA from Eastern Kentucky University. His interest in ceramics has allowed him to experience the clay traditions of various cultures, weaving a tapestry of influences expressed in his work. He has exhibited widely across the United States, in Hawai'i, and South Korea, and is the recipient of multiple awards and honors for his creative work. He has shared his passion for clay in the classroom at UH Mānoa, Hawaii Potters Guild, Parker High School, and The Donkey Mill Art Center. He was a summer resident at the Archie Bray Foundation for the Ceramic Arts in 2023 and has shared his curatorial vision in Myths and Mortality, Gemz Avery: An Argosy, Phase Change: Porcelain in Flux, and F4MF: Re/Marks on Color. He also serves on the board of Hawai’i Craftsmen and is a visual arts consultant for the Hawai’i State Foundation for Culture and the Arts. He keeps an active and evolving studio practice at his home in Kailua-Kona, Hawai’i.